Bed Bath & Beyond® Welcome Rewards™
College Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A
PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: The Bed Bath & Beyond® Welcome
Rewards™ College Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal
residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are
at least eighteen (18) years of age or older and are enrolled at an accredited
4-year college/university located in the fifty (50) United States or District
of Columbia (undergraduate or graduate) with a graduation date between 2022 and
2027 at the time of entry. Employees and their immediate families (parent,
child, spouse, or siblings, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they
reside), and those living in their same households, whether or not related, of
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (“Sponsor”), Merkle Inc. (“Administrator”)
and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, retail
locations, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising,
public relations, promotional fulfillment, digital, marketing, promotion and
social media agencies, website providers, webmasters along with the officers,
directors, owners, members, agents and employees of each of them, and companies
involved in the implementation and execution of the Sweepstakes (and their
respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries) (collectively the
“Sweepstakes Entities”) are not eligible to enter or win. The Sweepstakes
is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and
is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full
and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Sponsor’s and
Administrator’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the
Sweepstakes. Winning the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements
set forth herein.
Drawings |
Start Date Approx. 9:00 a.m. ET |
End Date 11:59 p.m. ET |
Approximate Drawing Date |
Week 1 |
August 19, 2022 |
August 25, 2022 |
August 29, 2022 |
Week 2 |
August 19, 2022 |
September 1, 2022 |
September 6, 2022 |
Week 3 |
August 19, 2022 |
September 8, 2022 |
September 12, 2022 |
4. How
(a)
Sign
up for Bed Bath & Beyond® Programs: To enter, you must have BOTH a free College Savings
Pass and a free Bed Bath & Beyond ® Welcome Rewards account set up in your own
name.
College
Savings Pass: To secure a free College Savings Pass (if you do not have one already),
visit https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/static/collegesavingspass
and follow the directions to include your name (as listed on your college
enrollment documents). Do not use a nickname. You will be asked to provide an
email address and phone number at the time of Savings Pass registration. Verification
of enrollment status required.
Welcome Rewards
Account: Your Welcome Rewards account must be in
your own name and be set up before you enter the Sweepstakes. You will be
offered the opportunity to finalize set up of a Welcome Rewards™ account (herein
a “Rewards Account”) after you set up your College Savings Pass OR if your College Savings Pass is linked to a parent’s
Rewards Account, you must create
your own Rewards Account, by visiting https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/welcomerewards
and clicking the “join for free” button. You must complete the creation of a
Welcome Rewards Account Password to finalize account set-up. Your Rewards Account
is subject to the applicable Program
Terms.
(b) Must Have a Public Instagram Account:
To participate, you will need to have a public Instagram account. Creating an
account is free but is subject to the applicable terms and conditions. If
entering via a mobile device and using your wireless carrier’s network, standard
data charges from your wireless carrier may apply.
(c)
Social Post Requirements:
During the Promotion Period, take the following actions:
(a) Follow @bedbathandbeyond on Instagram;
(d) Keep your account
settings public until the prizes are awarded (as described in Section 6); and
(e) You must
not change your Instagram handle once you post to enter this Sweepstakes and
until the prizes are awarded (as described in Section 6).
Content Restrictions for your Social Video Post:
·
Your
post must not disparage Sponsor or any other parties;
· Your post must not include or reference trademarked products or services that cannot be purchased from Bed Bath & Beyond, in-store or online;
·
Your post
must not prominently feature material that violates or infringes another’s
rights and therefore may not include logos, trademarks, or any other
intellectual property other than those owned by Sponsor or appearing on the
Sponsor’s web site or in stores.
However, by posting a video that contains any names or
logos of colleges or universities, you represent that you have the right to use
such names and logos;
·
Your
post must not convey any claims of Sponsor’s products or services that would be
deemed unsubstantiated or deceptive if made by Sponsor;
·
Your
post must not make references to or include alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, or
firearms/weapons, any activities that are or appear to be dangerous, or any
political agenda;
By
posting content that conforms to all of the above requirements, you will
receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry into the applicable Sweepstakes Drawing associated
with the date and time of your post as well as all subsequent Drawings. Sponsor,
in its sole discretion, may disqualify any post that it finds unlawful, or in
violation of these Official Rules.
Entry Limit: You may enter one (1)
time during the Promotion Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted
6. Grand Prize Drawings and Winner Confirmation Requirements: Administra
7. Prizes: THREE (3) GRAND PRIZES (1 PER DRAWING):
Each winner will receive 1 million Bed Bath & Beyond® Welcome Rewards™
points. Approximate Retail
Value (“ARV”): $1,000.00. Rewards points have no value outside of the Welcome
Rewards program. Rewards points cannot be transferred or redeemed for cash. Grand
Prize Reward points will expire from 12 months from date of issuance in the winner’s
Welcome Rewards account. Rewards Points can only be used as set forth in the
Welcome Rewards Program
Terms.
Prizes are non-transferable, and no substitution will be
made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor
reserves the right
8. Release: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants
agree to release and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities, Instagram, Inc., and
each of their respective officers, direc
9. Publicity:
Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s
consent
10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel,
suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, if any fraud, technical failures, human
error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes,
or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s control (e.g. events such as natural
calamities, national emergencies, wide spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts
of God, acts of terrorism) interferes with any aspect of the Sweepstakes,
including but not limited to fulfillment of the prize(s), as determined by
Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion,
may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to
the date of discontinuance and may modify the prizes offered herein. Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it
finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes
or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other
promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any
person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may
be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor
reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted
by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not
constitute a waiver of that provision.
11. Limitations
of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect
or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by
any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the
Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited
12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees
that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or
connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort
13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is
subject Sponsor’s Privacy Policy https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/static/PrivacyPolicy.
14. Winner List: For a winner list, please click HERE. The winner
list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.
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